Canada-Egg Regulations (C.R.C., c. 284)

Regulations Respecting the Grading, Packing, Marking and Inspection of Eggs and International and Interprovincial Trade in Eggs 

Regulations are current to 2013-06-25 and last amended on 2013-04-26

PART I

Grade Names

3. There shall be four grades of eggs having the grade names Canada A, Canada B, Canada C and Canada Nest Run.
SOR/90-299, s. 2; SOR/92-70, s. 2.
Grading

4. No person shall grade an egg unless the egg
(a) is free of any odour foreign to that of a normal egg;
(b) is free of must or mould;
(c) is of a colour customary for an egg;
(d) is free of any internal defect;
(e) has not been in an incubator;
(f) meets the requirements for a grade set out in Schedule I;
(g) is prepared in accordance with these Regulations;
(h) [Repealed, SOR/2011-205, s. 2]
(i) is not contaminated;
(j) is edible; and
(k) meets all other requirements of the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations.